Anti-feminist conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92
 

Anti-feminist conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92
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Phyllis Schlafly, the outspoken conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and founded the Eagle Forum political group, has died. She was 92.

Schlafly died Monday after**on of cancer at her home in St. Louis, her son John Schlafly said.

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Schlafly rose to national attention in 1964 with her self-published book, "A Choice **t an Echo," that became a manifesto for the far right. The book, which sold three million copies, chronicled the history of the Republican National Convention and is credited for helping conservative Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona earn the 1964 GOP **mination. Read more...

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